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What does an exemplary school do?

A different lesson with the Vocational School of Audio, Video and Telecommunication “A. S. Popov” “Miss, you missed the most interesting part of today.” A student uses these words to greet Ms. Margarita Yanakieva, Director of the Sofia Vocational School …

Education for the Future in the Agricultural High School of Knezha

Model Schools: The Stefan Tsanov Professional High School of Agriculture in Knezha When you hear professional high school, what do you imagine? Do you imagine education of the future? And what do you think ninth graders do in an agricultural …

Teachers Who Can Change Lives or How to Make Students Love History

“Once upon a time…” isn’t that how fairytales begin? Stories just as magical as those we remember from our childhood are still being written to this day. Stories with strong characters, beautiful princesses, and important life lessons. Out of all …

An Extraordinary School Where All Children Are Equal

Model Schools in the Spotlight: Primary School “Tsani Ginchev” in the town of Lyaskovets An extraordinary school where all children are equal. This statement sums up the philosophy of Primary School “Tsani Ginchev” in the town of Lyaskovets. The school …

Model Schools in the Spotlight: Secondary School “Panayot Volov” in Shumen

In 2017 the America for Bulgaria Foundation launched an Education Leadership Academy. Its goal was to help teachers and school leaders develop new teaching strategies, understand how to use technology in their classrooms, and exchange best practices. By that point, …

Model Schools: Secondary School “Ekzarh Antim I”, Kazanlak

A team of teachers developed an interdisciplinary STEM project which boosted students’ motivation to learn more about science Which celestial body from the Solar system can become our second home? This was the big question that students from 9th and …

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3 Myths about Working with Teach For Bulgaria Teachers. Debunked!

All schools can submit their teaching vacancies by April 30, if they want to work with participants in Teach For Bulgaria’s program “A New Way to Teaching” As we’re nearing the end of the school year, principals get a clearer …

Schools from All over Bulgaria Can Now Work with Teach For Bulgaria Teachers. The Deadline is April 30.

All principals can now submit teaching vacancies and potentially work with motivated teachers from Teach For Bulgaria’s program “A New Way to Teaching” We are now accepting teaching vacancies for the new class of “A New Way to Teaching” participants. …

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Verka Petkova: Experienced Educators and Innovative Beginner Teachers Form a Unity – a Successful Pedagogical Team

Verka Petkova is the principal of Secondary School “Hristo Botev” in the town of Kozloduy. She has 26 years of experience in education – 4 years as a biology teacher and 22 years as a vice principal. She became a …

Mihail Nenov: After We Go Back to In-Person Teaching Principals Should Invest in the Development of Teachers’ Digital Skills

Mihail Nenov is the principal of Primary School “Aleksandar Georgiev-Kodzhakafaliyata” in Burgas. The school is quite new – the first and so far only newly-opened municipal school in Bulgaria in the past several decades or so. For its remarkably short …

“Education and Upbringing Are Our Mutual Responsibilities and We Must Lead by Example,” Diana Fodulska-Ogorelkova

Diana Fodulska-Ogorelkova has been the principal of Primary School “Otets Paisii” in the village of Govedare in the region of Pazardzhik for 9 years. She has over 25 years of experience in the education sector and 16 years of teaching …

Maria Nesterova: Our Team Is Successful because We Keep Learning and Growing

One of the most important roles at a school is the role of the principal. This is why we continue to introduce our readers to principals we see as strong and inspiring leaders. At the beginning of November we’d like …

Principals Need a Clear Structure and Space to Implement New Management Practices

Four principals shared their experience in testing new management practices at the online conference “From Vision to Results” Principals need a clear structure of what and when to test, space for reflection and discussion of the implemented practices, and a …

Professional Learning Communities Transform Teachers “from Individual Missionaries into Collective Visionaries”

And Foster the Development of 21st Century Skills in the Classroom These are two of the conclusions from the final conference of the EU project From Inclusive Education to Real Scale Transfer (FIERST). 300 teachers, principals, and education experts took …